This post isn’t about that magical mix of sugar and milk that gives us a headache when we eat it too fast. No, this post is a review of an iPod cleaning product called Ice Creme by RadTech.

Somewhere between Christmas and today, my beautiful, sleek, black iPod U2 Special Edition picked up some minor scratches and a major scratch (the scratch that appeared one day out of nowhere) the ruined the finish of my iPod. These imperfections seemed to be magnified by the fact that this machine is black. Blemishes have nowhere to hide. I felt a little like Austin Powers every time I looked at the screen. I would try to look away from the scratch by like Fred Savage’s mole, all I could see was THAT scratch. There it was taunting me, laughing hysterically at my misery. Scratchy, scratchy, scratchy.

I needed to clean it. I used a product that worked well on my 3rd gen white iPod but that only added to the problem. I felt like a big idiot. Here is a great gift that my wife bought me, I tried to be careful, I tried to do right but in the end I messed it up.

On Monday, I was poking around iPodLounge and I came across an article on a product called Ice Creme. According to RadTech, Ice Creme is an acrylic polish so it will also work with those scratches on your iBook. I ordered it late in the afternoon on Monday and it was in my mailbox yesterday. Mad props to RadTech for the very quick turn around!

This morning I sat down and began the process of cleaning my iPod. Ice Creme came in a clear plastic tube with 4 cleaning cloths and two bottles of solution: Bottle A and Bottle B. Bottle A is applied first. The instructions said to apply heavy pressure to the surface for 30-45 mins. While I did polish for that amount of time, I notice results in about 10 min. I wiped off Bottle A’s residue and then applied Bottle B. Bottle B only took about 10 min. I did have to be mindful of the click wheel. I did get some of the solutions on the red wheel but quickly removed it with a Kleenex. I have not noticed any discoloration. I wiped the remaining solution off with a clean cloth and took a long hard look at my device.

My iPod now looks like it did when I opened it. With Ice Creme, I didn’t just clean my iPod. I restored it!!!

I don’t normally sing the praises of products but I made an exception today. Between the quick shipping and the amazing results, I can’t help but sing RadTech’s praises.